Betting & Gaming

08 Aug 2022

Gambling - 2022 Statistics Published

The Gambling Commission have recently released its findings from the quarterly telephone survey: Statistics on participation and problem gambling for the year to June 2022. The telephone survey is conducted on the Commission’s behalf by Yon...

19 Jul 2022

Loot Boxes to Remain Unregulated

The Government has decided that so called computer game “loot boxes” will not fall under the scope of the Gambling Act 2005. Despite finding a link between loot boxes and gambling harms, the Government has suggested that the video gam...

29 Nov 2021

Gambling | Gambling Commission Consultation - updated to Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy

On 17th November the Gambling Commission launches their latest consultation on changes and updates to our Licensing, Compliance, and Enforcement Policy.  The consultation which can be responded to online here will run to 9th February 2022. T...

08 Sep 2021

Gambling - Marcus Boyle appointed as new Chair of Gambling Commission

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has appointed Marcus Boyle as the next chair of the Gambling Commission for a term of five years. He takes over from Bill Moyes whose five-year term in the role comes to an end this month. Mr. Boyle is a qualified a...

24 Aug 2021

Gambling Commission Publish Online Gambling Ddata

The Gambling Commission has published data around online gambling behaviour as a result of the easing of lockdown. The Commission state as follows: “The operator data reflects the period between March 2020 and June 2021, inclusive, and cov...

19 Jul 2021

Consultation | Approved sale mechanism for the sale of National Lottery products

As previously reported, the age limit for playing the National Lottery (and other lottery products) will rise on 18th October (2021) from sixteen to eighteen. The Government have now launched a consultation regarding the mechanism for selling the...